History Awesome / KeitAi

** In chapter 9 of the fanfic, Alice mentions that Shinkai got an Oscar nomination for ''Keit-Ai'' in this universe, almost certainly a jab at the infamous AwardSnub of ''Your Name'' in our reality.

** In Chapter Nine of the fanfic, Alice mentions that Shinkai got an Oscar nomination for ''Keit-Ai'' in this universe, almost certainly a jab at the infamous AwardSnub of ''Your Name'' in our reality.

* A ''Your Name'' and ''[[Anime/KanColle KanColle]]'' [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/10736196/chapters/23795292 fan]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12428909/1/Kimi-no-Na-Iowa fiction]], ''Fanfic/KimiNoNaIowa'', has a ''Keit-Ai'' reference in it.[[note]]To be more specific, Makoto Shinkai exists in the work's universe. He never succeeded in turning ''If I'd Known It Was a Dream'' into ''Your Name'', with his sixth movie remaining a cult hit and his seventh being ''Keit-Ai'' instead of ''Weathering With You''.[[/note]]

** Meanwhile, the video itself netted tens of thousands of views and was followed up by a fake [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_rz1bluG_k anime]] episode[[note]]made by putting together clips from [=CoMix=] Wave Films or Creator/KyotoAnimation commercials as well as a compilation of episodes from the anime ''Keitai [[https://myanimelist.net/anime/1725/Keitai_Shoujo Shoujo]]''[[/note]] that ran with the same theme.

** Meanwhile, the video itself netted tens of thousands of views and was followed up by a fake [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_rz1bluG_k anime]] episode[[note]]made by putting together clips from [=CoMix=] Wave Films or Creator/KyotoAnimation commercials as well as a compilation of episodes from the anime ''[[NamesTheSame Keitai]] [[https://myanimelist.net/anime/1725/Keitai_Shoujo Shoujo]]''[[/note]] that ran with the same theme.

* On June 11, 2021, ''Keit-Ai'' celebrated its 10-year anniversary since it was [[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/100/545/247.jpg first posted]] on 4chan. Yes, it's actually OlderThanTheyThink.

** The ''Keit-Ai'' meme then latched upon the growing hype behind ''Anime/YourName'' or ''Kimi no Na wa'' by Creator/MakotoShinkai with the release of its first [[https://desuarchive.org/a/search/image/dXaPD7TEkbAuFsj9QdoMUw/order/asc/ teaser image]] on December 2015. Anons from /a/ quickly [[https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/134570740/ meme'd]] that Shinkai "made" ''Keit-Ai'', which was then followed by an edited version of the [[https://desuarchive.org/_/search/image/BamUZ2NPAGU-Vd8IC00tRA/order/asc/ textless image]].

** ''Keit-Ai'' then built upon its momentum when the first teaser image for ''Anime/YourName'' or ''Kimi no Na wa'' was released on December 2015. Anons from /a/ quickly [[https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/134570740/ meme'd]] that Creator/MakotoShinkai made ''Keit-Ai'', followed by an edited version of the [[https://desuarchive.org/_/search/image/BamUZ2NPAGU-Vd8IC00tRA/order/asc/ textless image]].

** It gained the height of its popularity around the time hype for ''Anime/YourName'' reached its fever pitch on June 2016.[[note]]The film itself was released the following month.[[/note]]

* For a [[{{Vaporware}} nonexistent]] [[{{Animesque}} anime]] and [[OELManga manga]], the [[AwesomeMusic/NewMedia tracks]] chosen for the mock ''Keit-Ai'' OST sure are some of the [[EarWorm catchiest]] [[Creator/Deco27 DECO*27]] (and [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} otherwise]]) Japanese pop songs around. This includes an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycfdfinG_P8 opening]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXDNGS9V4Us two]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4DyTjrruVo endings]].

* On June 11, 2021, ''Keit-Ai'' celebrates its 10-year anniversary since it was [[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/100/545/247.jpg first posted]] on 4chan. Yes, it's actually OlderThanTheyThink.

* Although ''Keit-Ai's'' association with the hit movie is dubious at best[[note]]some anon made a [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1084094 troll edit]] of a textless ''Your Name'' teaser poster that claimed it was ''Keit-Ai the Movie'', so now everyone at 4chan refers to it as such[[/note]], anons were tickled pink when against all odds, ''Anime/YourName'' by Creator/MakotoShinkai became the [[https://kotaku.com/your-name-is-the-highest-grossing-anime-worldwide-and-1791278393 highest grossing anime movie of all time]] on January 2017, beating ''Anime/SpiritedAway'' by Creator/HayaoMiyazaki.[[note]]It has since been surpassed by Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba Mugen Train in 2020 and ''again'' by Spirited Away care of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_anime_films inflation]], thus making it the third highest grossing film of all time as of 2021.[[/note]]

* A ''Your Name'' and ''[[Anime/KanColle KanColle]]'' [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/10736196/chapters/23795292 fan]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12428909/1/Kimi-no-Na-Iowa fiction]], ''Fanfic/KimiNoNaIowa'', has a ''Keit-Ai'' reference in it.[[note]]Makoto Shinkai exists in the work's universe. Although he never succeeded in turning ''If I'd Known It Was a Dream'' into ''Your Name'', with his sixth movie remaining a cult hit and his seventh being ''Keit-Ai'' instead of ''Weathering With You''.[[/note]]

** In Chapter Nine of the fanfic, Alice mentions that Shinkai got an Oscar nomination for ''Keit-Ai'' in this universe, almost certainly a jab at the infamous Award Snub of ''Your Name'' in our reality.

* A ''Your Name'' and ''[[Anime/KanColle KanColle]]'' [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/10736196/chapters/23795292 fan]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12428909/1/Kimi-no-Na-Iowa fiction]], ''[[Fanfic/KimiNoNaIowa]]'', has a ''Keit-Ai'' reference in it.[[note]]Makoto Shinkai exists in the work's universe. Although he never succeeded in turning ''If I'd Known It Was a Dream'' into ''Your Name'', with his sixth movie remaining a cult hit and his seventh being ''Keit-Ai'' instead of ''Weathering With You''.[[/note]]

* On [[AprilFoolsDay April Fools' Day]] in 2021, Harper Anime Reviews talks about a familiar yet [[https://harperanimereviews.com/a-forgotten-masterpiece-keit-ai-spoiler-review/ forgotten masterpiece]] known as ''Keit Ai''. This time, the boy and the girl are named Takumi Naramura and Sakura Hanazuki respectively.

* On [[AprilFoolsDay April Fools' Day]] in 2021, Harper Anime Reviews talks about a familiar yet [[https://harperanimereviews.com/a-forgotten-masterpiece-keit-ai-spoiler-review/ forgotten masterpiece]] known as ''Keit-Ai''.

** ''Keit-Ai'' spamming started gaining momentum around the time the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcVGDV67L-g fake anime preview]][[note]]taken from a [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-01/the-garden-of-words-studio-animates-public-service-campaign-commercial/.89957 public service commercial]] made by [=CoMix=] Wave Films or Makoto Shinkai's animation studio[[/note]] was released.

** Meanwhile, the video itself netted tens of thousands of views and was followed up by a fake [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_rz1bluG_k anime]] episode that ran with the same theme.

* According to the 4chan archive known as [[https://desuarchive.org/ "Desuarchive"]], anons have posted about and mentioned ''Keit-Ai'' on [[https://desuarchive.org/_/search/text/keit-ai/ 4chan]] for [[Memes/DragonBall over 9000 times]].[[note]]Or to be more specific, around 17,106 times since 2011 as of 2021.[[/note]]
** As for the "A boy falls in love. Unable to confess..." copypasta itself, it's been posted [[https://desuarchive.org/_/search/text/falls%20in%20love%20with%20a%20unable%20to%20gifted%20by/ over 6000 times]] at the time of this writing.

* ''Keit-Ai'' finds a way again, this time with ''Kimi no Na wa'' finally receiving a proposed [[https://kotaku.com/great-your-name-is-getting-a-live-action-remake-1818866026 live-action adaptation]] produced by Creator/JJAbrams!